Spiced Black Bean Burgers Reviews

Make a salad of rice tossed with diced jicama, red bell pepper, avocado and a vinaigrette dressing, and pass bowls of sour cream and shredded lettuce to accompany these Southwest-style meatless bean burgers. A lemon tart is a perfect finale.

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There were a few changes that I made to this recipe. First, it seemed a little labour-intensive to mash beans with a fork, so I simply put them in the food processor for a few seconds. Then I added the breadcrumbs, red onion, salsa, cumin, and Tabasco. To that I also added some garlic powder, and chili powder. They were pretty good with some delicious homemade guacamole and lots of mayo. Instead of barbequing, I did them in the broiler. Also, like many others, I added an egg. However, it may not have been necessary because they were already pretty thick. It made six regular-sized patties, much more than the two the recipe claims to yeild. Note that I used a 19 oz can of black beans and adjusted the other ingredients accordingly, though.

These are always a huge hit at a bar-b-que! I coat mine in a mixture of flax seeds, sesame seeds and a bit of wheat germ, then I pan fry a bit; this helps to hold them together for grilling, along with the addition of an egg white to the mixture. The kids love them too!

These are quick & delicious - but I couldn't get mine to stay together either. I pan fried them, and even the tiny ones from from 1 tbsp of mixture fell apart. I forgot the onion, maybe that made a big difference? They were really dry, so I'm not sure what happened. I may try an egg next time like other reviewers suggested. The flavor of the mixture really gets better once it's cooked.

I cooked 1 cup of dried black beans. I added 1/2 a chopped white onion, 2 minced garlic cloves, chili powder, cumin, salt, oregano, & some salsa. I didn't have any breadcrumbs so I added 1/4 cup of fiber one cereal.
They turned out great & totally held together in patty shapes! Loved them! I also kept some in small crumbles and made burritos. So good!

i doubled this
recipe and somehow
ended up with eight
(super-tasty)
burgers.
like other cooks, i
added an egg to help
glue it all together
(and a bit of wheat
germ for the heck of
it). served the
burgers slathered
with my own quick
guac on whole wheat
buns and paired with
baked sweet potato
fries--we almost
forgot they were
good for us!

I made the burgers into mini sliders.. This recipe yielded 4 mini burgers for me. I also topped with jack cheese and made a mango and kiwi salsa as a topping instead of the bottled salsa. Hamburger buns were replaced with pretzel rolls that were made at a local bakery. YUM!

i thought these were
a fabulous meatless
option for a bbq.
really flavorful. i
made the recipe as
is, but did make
sure the beans were
really dry before
mashing. to mash i
used a hand held
masher--i was a
little worried about
them holding
together, but they
did fine.
in addition to topping with the salsa, i spread some homemade guacamole on the buns (just because i had it to use). they were delicious.